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They killed between 20 and 25 people, possibly more, and wounded over 60. The South African government officially claimed that 11 people had died but later raised the figure to 12. The South African Information Bureau claimed that police opened fire on two occasions, one after a grenade had been tossed at police and wounded four policemen.
Deokaran's murder received considerable attention in the media. The Daily Maverick published an editorial questioning why public officials received generous protection details whilst witnesses who blow the whistle on serious acts of corruption, like Deokaran, received no protection thereby raising questions about the South African government's commitment to fighting corruption in South Africa ...
Zolile Hector Pieterson (19 August 1963 – 16 June 1976) was a South African schoolboy who was shot and killed at the age of 12 during the Soweto uprising and massacre in 1976, when the police opened fire on black students protesting the enforcement of teaching in Afrikaans, mostly spoken by the white and coloured population in South Africa, as the medium of instruction for all school subjects.
At the time of Julies' death he was the second child to have been killed by police action in South Africa in August 2020. [1] The investigative journalism organisation Viewfinder found that thirty-nine children died in SAPS custody or due to SAPS action between April 2012 and March 2018, and that very few officers were held accountable for the ...
South African police shot down black protesters. 180 wounded [15] Soweto uprising: 1976-06-16 Soweto: 176-700+ Police shot at young black students who were protesting against the use of Afrikaans in schools. Church Street bombing: 1983-05-20 Outside Nedbank Plein, Church Street West, Pretoria, Transvaal at 16:28 19 217 wounded.
A former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer who was part of the slow law enforcement response to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School pleaded not guilty during a court appearance ...
The Constitution of South Africa lays down that the South African Police Service has a responsibility to prevent, combat and investigate crime, maintain public order, protect and secure the inhabitants of the Republic and their property, uphold and enforce the law, create a safe and secure environment for all people in South Africa, prevent ...
The gunman was among the 11 people killed in the worst shooting in the history of Sweden at an adult education centre west of Stockholm.. On Tuesday, police received reports of a shooting in ...